Tutorial

Tutorial 3: Adding Views 79
Configuring a Drop-Down List
To set the context:
• Follow the procedure (under To set the context) in Adding Columns to the Table
to make a Host object a required input.
To set the items for the drop-down list:
1 Select the Configuration tab.
2 Click the Edit icon on the Items row.
3 Choose Query Selection in the drop-down.
The Edit - Items dialog appears.
4 Choose Active Hosts in the Query field after expanding the My Queries node.
5 Click Save in the Edit - Items dialog.
6 Ensure that Show Advanced Properties is checked.
7 Click the Edit icon on the Item Label row.
8 Choose Context Selection from the drop-down list.
The Edit - Item Label dialog opens.
9 Choose currentItem in the Input Key field.
10 In the Path field, choose name.
11 Click Save in the Edit - Item Label dialog.
To set the flow for the drop-down list:
1 Select the Flow tab.
2 Click the Selection row.
3 In the Edit - Selection dialog, make sure that Leave unspecified is unchecked.
4 Select Update as the Flow type.
When an item in the list is selected, the view will update based on the chosen
host.
5 In Flow Context Mappings, Selected Item, type host.
6 Select Host Details T3 as the View.
7 Click Save on the Edit - Selection dialog.
8 Click Save on the bar containing the tabs to save Host Chooser DDL T3.